Postcode · London
Crime in SE15 3PY
How much crime is recorded in SE15 3PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nunhead North
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,094 (2024)
How safe is SE15 3PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE15 3PY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE15 3PYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary12.79.1
Vehicle crime11.33.5
Other theft4.24.5
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Drugs3.12.4
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Theft from the person2.02.1
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.